Machine for printing circular letters and addressing envelops.



D. 0. ROYSTER. I MACHINE FOR PRINTING CIRCULAR LETTERS AND ADDRESSING ENVELOPS.

APPLlCAT-ION FILED JUNE 6.1912- ]Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

4 SHEETS-SHEET l- LlHLQDDu Mfifnaaaea D. 0. ROYSTER. MACHINE FOR PRINTING CIRCULAR LETTERS AND ADDRESSING ENVELOPS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6. I912. 91 611 11 4 SHEETSSHEET 2.

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D. 0L ROYSTER.' MACHINE FOR PRINTING CIRCULAR LETTERS AND ADDRESSING ENVELOPS.

APPLICATION FILE NE 6 1912.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

D. 0 ROYSTER. MACHINE FOR PRINTING CIRCULAR LETTERS AND ADDRESSING ENVELOPS.

4 APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6.1912. LlL, Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4f DAVID O. BOYSTER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MACHINE FOR PRINTING CIRCULAR LETTERS AND ADDRESSING ENVELOPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, acre.

Application fiIed me e, 1912. Serial No. 701,985.

To all to [1.0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID O. RoYs'rER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Printing Circular Letters and Addressing Envelops, of which the follow-, ing is a full, clear, and exact description, sudh as will enable others skilled in the art tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates generally to printing machinery and more particularly to a machine for producing circular or facsimile letters upon which appear the names and addresses of the persons to whom the letters are to be sent, and which machine also prints the names and addresses upon the envelops for the letters.

In many lines of business large'mailing lists are maintained, and under present methods where letters or circulars are to be sent to the persons whose names are on the lists, considerable time, labor and consequent expense are involved in producing the facsimile or circular letters, filling in the names and addresses and addressing the envelops.

I I propose to provide a simple, inexpensive and easily operated machine that will very rapidly and economically produce printed circular or facsimile letters, each having the name and address of the person to whom the letter is sent properly printed thereon, and which machine also prints the names and addresses upon the envelops for the let ters. By the use of my improved machine, I am able to produce circular or so called facsimile letters that have all the appearances of letters produced on a typewriter, or like machine.

My improved machine contemplates the use of a number of plates bearing the names and addresses of persons to whom the letters are to be sent, a pair of name plate holders,

an endless carrier operating between the holders for conveying the name plates from one holder to the other, means for intermittently driving the endless carrier, means for delivering the name plates one at a time to the carrier, a bed that receives the type or plate from which the body of the letter is printed, a bed for supporting the name plate while the envelope are printed, an inking ribbon, and a pair of platens or impression plates that press the sheet of paper and envelop against the name plates and type or plate forming the body of the letter. a v To the above purposes my invention conslsts 1n certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which;

Figure I is a front elevation of my improved machine. Fig. II is a top plan view of the machine with certain parts thereof, particularly the platens omitted. Fig. III is an elevation of the right hand end of the machine. Fig. IV is a plan View of one'of the name and address plate holders. Fig. V is an elevation of one of the name and address plate supporting brackets that are positioned in the holders. Fig. VI is a plan view of the bracket seen in' Fig. V. Fig. VII is a vertical section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. IV. Fig. VIII is a perspective view of one of the name and address plates. Fig. IX is an elevation of a pair of mutilated ears whereby intermittent motion is obtained forv the name and address plate carrier. Fig. X is a perspective View of a spring held frame that is positioned over the body of type or plate from which the body of the letter is printed, and in which frame the inking ribbon and the letter sheet after the same is printed.

In the construction of the machine as shown, 1 designates a base plate, and fixed thereto and projecting upwardly therefrom are the pairs of upright posts or standards 2, 3 and 4:. Fixed to and projecting upwardly from the pairs of posts 3 and 1 are uprights 5, and fixed to the upper ends thereof is a platform 6 that carries the operating motor 7 for the machine. Fixed on one end of the driving shaft of the motor is a worm- Wheel 8 that meshes with a corresponding worm-wheel 9, which latter is carried by a shaft 10 that is journaled in suitable bearings 11 on the platform 6.

Fixed on the ends of the shaft 10 are wheels or crank arms 12 from which project wrist pins 13, and journaled thereon are the upper ends of links 14 that extend downward and are pivotally attached at their lower ends to a horizontally disposed plate 15, which latter is provided on its underside with a letter platen 16 and an envelop platen 17. This plate 15 is provided at its corners with bearings 18 that engage the uprights 5 during the vertical movement of said plate.

- portions of the uprights 5 Arranged to move vertically on the lower is a horizontally disposed plate 19, and hinged to the underside of this plate is a pair of legs the lower ends of which normally rest on the base plate 1 to maintain the plate 19 at the desired elevation. These legs 20 are united by a link 21 and located on the front one of said legs is a handle 22 that can be manually engaged and pulled forward to swing the lower ends of the legs outward, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. III, thereby permitting the plate 19 to move downward. This operation takes place whenever it is desired to dispense with an impression on the body of type or plate from which the letter is printed. Seated in the top of the plate 19 are the lower ends of adjusting screws 23 having right and left hand threads, and carried by the upper ends of these adjusting screws is a bed-plate 24 provided in its top with a recess 25 adapted to receive the body of type or plate from which the body of the letter is printed. The corners of the bed-plate 24 bear against and are guided by the uprights 5. The adjusting screws 23 provided with the right and left hand threads provide means for adjusting the bed-plate 24 vertically with respect to the plate 19.

26 designates a rectangular frame provided on its sides with flanges 27, said frame being positioned on the bed -plate'24 directly over the recess 25 and passing through apertures 28 formed in the flanges 27 are headed pins or bolts 29, and located thereon beneath the flanges 27 are expansive coil springs 30 that normally hold the frame 26 elevated with respect to the bed-plate 24.

' Formed through the side Walls of the frame 26 are slots '31 through which the inking ribbon 32 passes and formed on the walls of the frame and projecting inwardly therefrom above the slots 31 are flanges 33 which support the edges of the sheets of paper while the impression is being made. The inking ribbon 32 is mounted on suitable spools 34 that are journaled in suitable hearings on the upper ends of the posts on standards 2 and 4.

35 designates a plate that is arranged to move vertically between suitable guides on the pairs of uprights 2 and 3, said plate being normally supported by legs 36 that are similar in construction to the legs 20, previously described, and seated in said plate 35 are adjusting screws 37 provided with right and left hand threads, and carried by; the upper ends of these screws is a bed-plate 38 upon which the name and address plates are adapted to rest while the envelops are being printed.

Arranged for rotation in suitable bearings on the upper portion of the posts 2 is a shaft 39, and fixed thereon is a pair of sprocket wheels 40. A corresponding shaft 41 is mounted for rotation in suitable bearings on the upper ends of the uprights 4, and fixed on this shaft is a pair of sprocket wheels 42. Arranged for operation on the sprocket wheels 40 and 42 are chains 43 that are connected by cross bars 44, the same being provided in their edges with notches that receive lugs formed on the ends of the name plates hereinafter described. The chains 43 and plates 44 form the endless carrier for transferring the name plates from one holder to the other and for carrying said name plates into position on the bed plates 38 and 24. The upper portion of this endless carrier passes directly over the bed-plate 38, over the bed-plate 24, and beneath the frame 26. The under-running portion of said endless carrier passes through suitable grooves formed in the plates 19 and 35. Located on the left hand end of the base 1 is a fixed bearing 45 upon which is mounted for rotation a vertically disposed cylinder 46 that is provided with a series of vertically disposed chambers 47. and a centrally disposed chamber 48. The chambers 47 are adapted to contain the name plates used for addressing the envelops and letters, and the lower one of each series or stack of name plates rests directly upon an inclined plate 49 that is mounted to move freely through the corresponding chamber, and carried by the lower end of each plate 49 is a head 50 that projects into the central chamber 48, and formed on the outer face of this head 50 is a series of teeth 51. The name plates used in connection with my improved machine are preferably constructed of metal and as shown in Fig. 8 each plate comprises a main body portion X with a comparative narrow lug X on one end and with a comparatively wide lug X on the opposite end. These lugs engage in the notches formed in the crossbars 44 carried by the chains 43.

52 designates a shaft that extends downward through the central chamber 48 to one side of the center thereof, and the lower end of this shaft is journaled in the base 1. The upper end of this shaft is journaled in a suitable bearing formed in a bracket 53 that projects outwardlv from the upper portions of the uprights 2. This shaft 52 is threaded and is adapted to mesh with the teeth 51 formed on the heads 50 and thus as said threaded shaft is rotated in the proper direction, vertical movement is imparted to the head that is in engagement with said shaft and, consequently, the corresponding inclined plate 49 and the name plates carried thereby are elevated. In this manner a vertical row or stack of the name plates are slowly fed upward and the uppermost one of the stack is removed, as hereinafter described, and delivered to the endless carrler.

The means for imparting rotary movement to the shaft 52 comprises a pinion 54 that is carried by the shaft 39, said pinion meshing with a face gear wheel 55, which latter is fixed on the upper end of a vertically disposed shaft 56. This shaft is mounted for rotation in suitable bearings and fixed on its lower end is a. pulley 57 around which passes abelt 58, and said belt passes around a pulley 59 that is fixed on the lower end of the shaft 52 beneath the bearing 45. The cylindrical holder 46 is partially rotated by means of a finger 60 that depends from the gear wheel 55 and engages, successively, arms61 that project from the cylindrical holder, there being the same number of these arms as there are chambers 47 Fixed on the rear portion of the shaft 39 is a gear wheel 62 that meshes with a corresponding gear wheel 63, the shaft of which latter is mounted in suitable hearings on the rear one of the posts 2. Projecting from the gear wheel 63 is a wrist pin 64 upon the end of which is journaled one end of a horizontally disposed arm 65 provided with a slot 66 that accommodates the shaft 39. The forward end of this arm 65 is bent laterally and; downwardly to form a. hook 67 that is adapted to successively engage the uppermost one of the stack of name plates that is in alinement with the endless carrier and draw said upper one from the stack and deliver same to the left hand end of the endless carrier. The rotation of the gear wheel 63 imparts reciprocating mo tion to the arm 65.

Located on the right hand end of the base 1 is abearing 68 in which is mounted for rotation the lower end of an upright cylinder 69 that is a duplicate of the cylinder 46 and this cylinder 69 is provided with a series of vertically disposed chambers 70 adapted to receive the name plates as the same leave the right hand end of the endless carrier, and located in these chambers 70 are name plate supporting plates that are identical with the plates 49. The teeth on the headscarried by the inner ends of these supporting plates are adapted to be engaged by a threaded shaft 71 that extends through the cylinder 69 with its lower end journaled in the base 1. The upper end of this threaded shaft is journaled in a suitable bracket 72 that is carried by the upper portions of the uprights 4. The thread on the shaft 71 is arranged so that the name plate supporting plates are gradually fed downward through the chambers 70, and the thread on the shaft 52 is arranged so as to gradually elevate the supporting plates through the chambers in the cylinder 46.

Fixed on the shaft 41 is a pinion 73 that I meshes with a face gear wheel 74 carried by the upper end of a vertically disposed shaft 75, the lower end of which latter is journaled in the base 1. Mounted on the lower end of this shaft is a grooved pulley 76, and operating thereon is a belt 77 that passes around a grooved pulley 78 that is carried by the lower end of the shaft 71. Depending from the gear wheel 74 is a finger 79 that is adapted to engage with arms 80 that project from the cylinder 69, there being the same number of these arms as there are chambers in said cylinder. The mechanism just described provides means for imparting partial and intermittent rotary movement to the cylinder 69 to bring the chambers 70, successively, into positions to receive the name plates discharged at the right hand end of the endless carrier.

Fixed on the rear end of the shaft 41 is a gear wheel 81, and meshing therewith is a mutilated gear wheel 82 that is journaled on a short shaft 83, which latter is mount ed for rotation in suitable bearings on the rear one of the posts 4. Fixed on this shaft 83, adjacent to the mutilated gear wheel 82, is a sprocket wheel 84, and operating thereon is a sprocket chain 85 which latter passes around asprocket wheel 86 that is fixed on the rear end of a shaft 87. This shaft is journaled for rotation in suitable bearings projecting upward from the plate 6, and fixed on the forward end of said shaft 87 is a worm 88.that meshes with a. worm wheel 89 that is carried by the shaft 10. The mechanism just described provides means for imparting movement to the endless carrier, and the name plate receiving cylinders and by means of the mutilated gears 81 and 82, the movement imparted to the endless carrier is intermittent.

The operation of my improved machine is as follows: When the machine is ready for use, one of the inclined plates 49 is positioned in the upper end of the chamber of the cylinder 69 that is immediately adjacent to the right hand end of the endless carrier, and the teeth on the head of this particular plate are in engagement with the thread on the shaft 71. The chambers of the cylinder 46 are filled with name plates, the lower ones of which plates rest upon inclined plates 49 located in the bottoms of the chambers 47. A body of printing type or a plate provided with the matter forming the body of the letter is positioned in the recess 25 in the bed plate 24, and the inking ribbon 32 passes through the slots 31 in the frame 26 immediately over this body of type or plate. The endless carrier passes directly over one end of the body of type or printing plate and there is a rectangular space left at the upper left hand corner of this body of type or printing plate, which space is occupied, successively, by the name and address printing plates. As the motor 7 is operated, the worm 8 drives the worm-wheel 9 thus imparting rotary motion to the shaft 10, and as the mittently imparting rotary movement to the shaft 41. Thus the endless carrier is intermittently actuated and the name and address plates that are fed onto the left hand of said carrier are drawn across the tops of the plates 38 and 24. During the period of time .that the endless carrier is stopped, one of the name plates rests upon the bed-plate 38' and the next adjacent name plate to the right occupies a position at the upper left hand corner of the body of type or printing plate from which the letters are printed. As

the shaft 39 is intermittently rotated, the

gear wheel 62 carried by said shah imports corresponding movement to the g'earnhool t3, and the Wrist pin 64 imparts reciprocat- 1ng movement to the arm 65. The hook 67 on the forward end of said arm moves toward the shaft 52, engages the inner edge of the uppermost name plate in the chamber immediately in front of said shaft 52 and pulls said name plate toward the. right thereby moving said name plate onto the endless carrier with the lugs on the ends of said name plate positioned in the notches of the cross bars 44. In this manner the name plates are accurately positioned, and in such positions they are carried across the plates 38 and 24 and are finally discharged at the right hand end of the endless carrier into the cylinder 69. One of the name plates with lugs on its ends is clearly shown in Fig. VIII. When the endless carrier comes to a stop in its movement over the bed-plates 38 and 24, an operator positions an envelop directly over the name plate that is located on the bed-plate 38 and also positions a sheet of paper within the frame 26, and on the next downward movement of the platens 16 and 17 the impressions are made upon said envelop and sheet of paper, and immediately after the platens are raised the printed envelop and letter are removed. Immediately succeeding this operation, the endless carrier is again moved and the name plate which was positioned on the bed plate 38 for printing the envelop is moved on to the bed-plate 24 so as to print the name and address on the succeeding letter sheet; thus the envelopis printed with the address on the operation immediately preceding the operation of printing the name and address on the letter sheet. The name plates discharge from the right hand end of the endless carrier into the chamber between said endless carrier and the shaft 71, and as this shaft 71 slowly rotates the inclined plate that is in engagement with said shaft is slowly moved downward through the corresponding chamber, thereby permitting the succeeding name plates to pile up within said chamber. When one chamber is filled with name plates, the finger 79 engages against one of the arms 80, thereby partially rotating the cylinder 69 and bringing the next adjacent chamber into position to receive the succeeding name plates. As the shaft 52 is rotated, the inclined plate that is in engagement with said shaft is slowly elevated, therebv bringing the name plates into position to be engaged by the hook 67, and when all of the name plates in one chamber have been removed the finger 60 engages one of the arms 61, thereby partiallv rotating the cylinder 46 to bring another chamber into position between the shaft 52 and left hand end of the endless carrier, which chamber is filled with name plates. As the cylinder 46 is thus rotated, the toothed heads on the llllltl ondo ot the means of the screws 23 and 37. If at any time it is desired to purposely miss an impression, the operator can pull either of the pairs of legs 20 and 36 forwardly, thereby permitting the plates 19 and 35 and carried parts to move downward by gravity, thereby lowering the bed-plates to such a degree as that the platens 16 and 17 will fail to make an impression.

It will be understood that the envelops and letter sheets to be printed are located directly on the top of the inking ribbon so that when the impressions are made, the type and printing surfaces bear against the inking ribbon and thus make the impression on the envelop and letter sheet. When the platen 16 moves downward to make an impression, the frame 26 moves downward against the resistance offered by the springs 30, and immediately after the platen rises said frame and the inking ribbon carried thereby are elevated by the power stored in said springs. The cylinders 46 and 69 are duplicatesso that when the cylinder 69 becomes filled with the name plates and the cylinder 46 is emptied of said name plates, said cylinders can be changed from one end of the machine to the other in order that the name plates can be taken from the cylinder 69, moved through the machine and delivered into the cylinder 46.

' It will be understood that the motor 7 operates continuously and by means of the "anions driving connections, all of the operating arts of th mach ne perate in lli ' beds,

regular sequence, thus performing the printing operations and producing so called circular or fac-simile letters bearing the names and addresses so that said letters have all the appearances of being typewritten, and said machine also prints the envelops for said letters.

My improved machine when properly constructed can be operated with considerable speed, thereby very rapidly printing circular and fac-simile letters and the envelops therefor.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved machine can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a machine of the class described, a pair of independently movable printing beds, an endless carrier operating over said beds, means for delivering printing plates to said endless carrier, and a pair of platens arranged to move vertically above the printing beds.

2. In a machine of the class described, a pair of independently movable printing beds, an endless carrier operating over said beds, vertically disposed printing plate holders rotatably arranged at the ends of the endless carrier, and means for feeding the printing plates, one at a time, from one of the holders on to the endless carrier.

3. In a machine of the class described, a pair of independently movable printing beds, an endless carrier operating over said vertically disposed printing plate holders rotatably arranged atithe ends of the endless carrier, means for feeding the printing plates, one at a time, from one of the holders on to the endless carrier, and means arranged to move vertically above the endless carrier for impressing sheets of paper against the printing plates carried thereby.

4. In a machine of the class described, a pair of vertically disposed, rotatably mounted printing plate holders, an endless carrier operating between said holders, means for feeding the printing plates, one at a time, to the endless carrier, supports for the endless carrier and the printing plates carried thereby, inking means arranged above the endless carrier, and impression making means arranged above said endless carrier.

5. In a machine of the class described, a platen, a bed plate, an endless carrier operating between said platen and bed plate, a vertically disposed, rotatably mounted printing plate holder provided with a se ries of chambers, means within the holder for elevating the stacks of printing plates through the chambers, and means for feeding the uppermost printing plate of the elevated stack to said endless carrier.

6. In a machine of the class described, a bed plate, a platen, an endless carrier operating over the bed plate, a holder provided with a series of chambers that are adapted to be occupied by printing plates, means for elevating the printing plates through the chambers, means for feeding the plates, one at a time, to the endless carrier, and means for rotating the holder after all of the printing plates have been discharged from one of the chambers.

7 In a machine of the class described, a vertically disposed cylinder provided with a series of chambers adapted to receive printing plates, printing plate holders located in said chambers, and means for successively engaging said printing plate hold ers and elevating the same so that the uppermost one of each series of printing plates can be removed from the top of the cylinder.

8. In a machine of the class described, a vertically disposed cylinder provided with a series of chambers adapted to receive printing plates, printing plate holders located in said chambers, heads on said holders, which heads are provided with teeth, and a vertically disposed threaded shaft arranged for operation within the cylinder and with which the teeth on the heads of the plate holders are adapted to engage.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a pair of independently movable printing beds, an endless carrier operating over said beds, means for delivering printing plates to said endless car- 'rler, means for intermittently moving the endless carrier, and a pair of platens arranged to move vertically above the printing beds.

10. In a machine of the class described, a pair of printing beds, an endless carrier operating over said beds, printing plate holders arranged at the ends of the endless carrier, means for feeding the printing plates, one at a time, onto the endless carrier, means for intermittently actuating the endless carrier and the plate feeding means, and means operating above the endless carrier for impressing sheets of paper against the printing plates.

11. In a machine of the class described, a pair of vertically disposed cylinders each provided with a series of chambers adapted to receive printing plates, printing plate holders located in the chambers for supporting the printing plates therein, means adapted to engage with the printing plate holders for elevating said holders in one cylinder and correspondingly lowering said holders in the opposite cylinder, means for transferring the plates from one cylinder to another, and means between the cylinders for taking impressions from said printing plate 12. In a machine of the class described, a pair of vertically disposed cylinders each provided With a series of chambers adapted to receive printing plates, printing plate holders located in the chambers for supporting the printing plates therein, means adapted to engage with the printing plate holders for elevating one of said holders in one cylinder and correspondingly lowering one of said holders in the opposite cylinder, means for transferring the plates from one cylinder to another, means for intermittently actuating said transferring means, and means between the cylinders for taking impressions from the printing plates.

13. In a machine of the class described, a bed plate adapted to receive a body of printing type or a printing plate, a spring supported inking ribbon and letter sheet support above the bed plate, an endless carrier operating over said bed plate beneath said support, and means for delivering to said endless carrier, name and address printing plates.

14. In a machine of the class described, a bed plate adapted to receive a body of printing type or a printing plate, a spring supported inking ribbon and letter sheet sup; port above the bed plate, an endless carrier operating over said bed plate beneath said support, means for intermittently moving said endless carrier, and means for delivering name and address printing plates to said endless carrier.

15. In a machine of the class described, a plate, vertical guides therefor, legs hinged to the underside thereof, the lower ends of which legs normally rest upon the floor, adjusting screws seated in said plate, and a bed plate positioned on said adjusting screws.

16. In a machine of the class described, a

bed plate adapted to receive a body of printing type or a printing plate, a frame yieldingly mounted on said plate, an inking ribbon carried by said frame, letter sheet sup porting flanges on the frame above the inking ribbon, and a platen arranged to move vertically above the bed plate and frame.

17. In a machinepof the class described, a plate, legs hinged to the underside thereof, for normally maintaining said plate at a fixed elevation, a bed plate adjust-ably held above the first mentioned plate, which bed plate'is adapted to receive a body of type or a printing plate and a platen arranged for vertical movement above the bed plate.

18. In a machine of the class described, a horizontally disposed bed plate adapted to receive a fixed body of type or a printing plate, a second horizontally disposed bed plate independently mounted with respect to the first mentioned bed plate, and means for carrying a name and address printing plate onto the second mentioned bed plate and then transferring said name and address printing plate onto the first mentioned bed plate in juxtaposition to the body of printing type or printing plate.

19. In a machine of the class described, a pair of bed plates, one of which is adapted to receive a body of type or printing plate, a pair of platens arranged for vertical movement above the bed plates, an element arranged to move over the bed plates, means for delivering name and address printing plates to said element, and means for imparting intermittent movement to said element to move the name and address printing plates successively onto one of the bed plates and from thence onto the bed plate provided with the body of type or printing plate.

20. In a machine of the class described, a bed plate adapted to receive a fixed body of type or a printing plate, a second bed plate, means for carrying a name and address printing plate onto the second mentioned bed plate and then transferring said name and address printing plate onto the first mentioned bed plate in juxtaposition to the.

body of printing type or printing plate, and a pair of platens arranged for vertical movement above the bed plates.

21. In a machine of the class described, a horizontally disposed bed plate adapted to receive a fixed body of type or a printing plate, a second horizontally disposed bed plate Which is mounted independently of the first mentioned bed plate, means for carrying a name and address printing plate onto the second mentioned bed plate and then transferring said name and address printing plate onto the first mentioned bed plate in juxtaposition to the body of printing type or printing plate, and an inking ribbon arranged above the bed plates and the type or printing plate thereupon.

22. In a machine of the class described, a pair of vertically disposed rotatably mounted name and address printing plate holders each provided with a plurality of name and address printing plate chambers, means for transferring the name and address printing plates, one at a time from one of said holders to the other, and a pair of bed plates and a pair of platens arranged between said holders for taking impressions from said name plates.

23. In a machine of the class described, a pair of bed plates, means operating thereover for carrying name and address printing plates from one bed plate to the other and rotatably mounted interchangeable holders for said name and address printing plates located at the ends of the carrying means each of which holders is provided with a series of printing plate chambers.

24. In a machine of the class described, a pair of horizontally disposed indepeinlently inenesa I movable bed plates, an endless carrier oper ating thereover, means on said carrier for receiving and holding name and address printing plates and means for delivering name and address printing plates to said receiving and holding means and which printing plate receiving means is notched to re ceive parts of the printing plates.

25. In a machine of the class described, a pair of bed plates, an endless carrieroperating thereover, means whereby the endless carrier is intermittently operated, means on said carrier for receiving and holding name and address plates, means for delivering name and address printing plates to said receiving and holding means, a pair of platens arranged for .vertical movement above the bed plates for making impressions from the printing plates while the same are positioned on the bed plates, and a receptacle at the end of the endless carrier for receiving the name and address printing plates as they leave the endless carrier and which receptacle is adapted to be transferred to a position in front of the endless carrier.

26. In a machine of the class described, a vertically disposed cylinder provided with a centrally arranged chamber and with a series of chambers-adapted to receive printing plates, printing plate holders located in the series of chambers, and means within the central chamber for engaging said printing plate holders and elevating the same so that the uppermost one of each series of printing plates can be removed from the top of the cylinder. o

27. In a machine of the class described, a bed plate, a pair of vertically disposed cylinders rotatably mounted at the ends of said bed plate, which cylinders are interchange.- able and each provided with a series of chambers adapted to receive printing plates, means within each cylinder for supporting printing plates within the chambers, means for elevating the printing plate supports of one cylinder and correspondingly lowering the supports in the opposite cylinder, an

endless carrier operating over'the'bed plate, means for delivering the printing plates from one cylinder to the endless carrier, and

means between the cylinders for taking impressions from the printing plates.

tently rotated, a bed plate located between said magazines, means for removing a name plate from one of the magazines, transferring it to the "bed plate, and then transferring it to the other magazine, a platen arranged for vertical movement over the bed plate, and means for moving the platen downward when a name plate is upon the bed plate. 7

30. In a machine of the class described, a pair of name plate magazines spaced apart, means whereby said magazines are intermittently rotated, a pair of bed plates arranged between said magazines, means for removing a name plate from one of the magazines and transferring it successively from one bed plate to the other, and then transferring it to the other magazine, and a pair of platens arranged for movement above the bed plates.

31.. In a machine of the class described, a pair of name plate magazines spaced apart. means whereby said magazines are intermittently rotated, a pair of bedplates arranged between said magazines,,means for remov-' ing a name plate from oneof the magazines and transferring it successively to and from one bed plate to the other, and then transferring it to the other -magazine, a pair of platens arranged for movement above the bed plates, and means for moving the platens downward onto the bed plates when name plates are positioned thereupon.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses this 3d day of June, 1912.

DAVID O. ROYS'IER/ Witnesses:

CHARLES E. YODER, ELLA B. Yoniyc. 

